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DiskStat Version 1.01 Voice Phone: (507)388-7001
Copyright (c) 1991-92 FAX: (507)388-7568
Oberon Software BBS: (507)388-1154
518 Blue Earth Street
Mankato, MN 56001 USA
Forward:
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The inclosed software is free for personal use. For use by
businesses, corporations, or other institutions, please contact
Oberon Software for licensing information
Overview:
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DiskStat provides a continually updated display of certain statistics
for a specified disk drive. This information includes:
The drive letter and volume label
The installed file system for the disk
The size of the disk in bytes
The number of bytes currently available on the disk
The current disk space usage as a percent
The current size of the swapper file IF the specified
disk contains the system swapper file
When DiskStat is minimized the percent usage will be displayed in its
icon.
A dialog which displays the time DiskStat began execution, the
current time, and the largest and smalled values for available disk
space on the target drive during the current DiskStat session may be
invoked via an "Overall.." item on DiskStat's System Menu.
At all times when any of DiskStat's windows or dialogs have the input
focus, the F1 key will provide help and information on DiskStat and
Oberon Software.
Installation:
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If you wish to execute DiskStat from the OS/2 command prompt, you
should place the file DISKSTAT.EXE in a directory referred to in your
PATH environment variable. If you intend to execute DiskStat only
from a Presentation Manager group the placement of this file is less
critical because you will need to specify the full path for PM in any
event.
The file DISKSTAT.HLP should be placed in a directory referred to in
your HELP environment variable or in the same directory as
DISKSTAT.EXE.
Invocation:
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[start] [path]DiskStat [driveletter] [refreshrate] [@pos]
driveletter must be a valid drive ID for your system,
i.e., "c:" or "e:". If this parameter is omitted,
the current drive will be assumed.
refreshrate is the number of milliseconds DiskStat will
wait before refreshing its statistics. If omitted,
this value defaults to 1000 (1 second).
@pos specifies the initial position of DiskStat's window on
the PM screen. "pos" is a number from 1 to 9
indicating screen position as per the diagram below.
If omitted or invalid, this value defaults to 5.
+---+---+---+
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
+---+---+---+
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
+---+---+---+
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
+---+---+---+
Figure 1. Screen Placement Options
Very little error checking is done on the command line parameters.
Invalid parameters are simply ignored. If an invalid drive letter is
given, unpredictable results are likely.
The parameters may be given in any order however, their meaning is
determined unambiguously from their format. Invalid parameters are
ignored; if any parameter is repeated, the last one appearing on
the command line will be the one used.
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Revision History
Version 1.00 -- November 10, 1991
Initial release
Version 1.01 -- July 15, 1992
Bug fix. If SWAPPER.DAT was located in the root directory of
the partition or disk, DiskStat would not report the file size
correctly.
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Warranty:
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This software is provided "as is" with no warranty. By using this
software you do so at your own risk. Oberon Software will not be
liable for any loss or damage to data, property, business, or time
which arises as a direct or indirect result of the use, misuse, or
inability to use this software. Your use of this software implies
your acceptance of these terms.
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This software and documentation, including electronic online
documentation, are:
Copyright (c) 1991-92, by Oberon Software
All rights reserved.